Impossibly Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipes

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In blender, place all ingredients except caramel topping and pecan halves. Cover; blend on high speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. (Or beat in medium bowl with hand beater 2 minutes.) Pour into pie plate.
• Bake about 45 minutes or just until puffed and center is dry (do not overbake). Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled. Drizzle servings with caramel topping; garnish with pecan halves. Store covered in refrigerator.

IMPOSSIBLE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9-inch pie pan, and set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and nutmeg.
• In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, butter and eggs. Mix in the pumpkin, milk and vanilla. Add the sifted ingredients, and beat until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

PERFECTLY SIMPLE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat butter and sugar in a saucepan until butter melts. Meanwhile, line the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with a 12-by-20-inch sheet of foil so it hangs over the long sides of the pan (you'll use this as a 'handle' to pull the cooked dessert from the pan). Arrange graham crackers over foil-lined pan bottom, cutting the final few with a knife so they'll fit snugly. Pour butter mixture over crackers; spread with knife to cover. Bake until butter-sugar mixture starts to harden, about 7 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees.
• As crust bakes, heat pumpkin, 1 1/4 cups brown sugar and spices in a medium pan over medium-high heat until mixture is sputtery hot. Process eggs on high speed in a blender. Transfer pumpkin to a pourable container. With blender running, slowly add pumpkin mixture; puree until smooth. Add cream cheese, one block at a time; puree until smooth. Pour mixture over crust; bake until set, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix sour cream, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and vanilla. Remove cheesecake from oven. Pour sour cream mixture evenly over top; carefully spread so top is completely covered. Return to oven. Bake to set topping, about 5 minutes longer. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate (can be made up to 2 days ahead).
• To serve, run a knife around the pan perimeter to loosen cake. Use foil handles to pull cake from pan. Cut into squares (up to 15) and garnish with optional pecans.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In blender, place all cheesecake ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed about 2 minutes or until smooth. (Or beat in medium bowl with hand beater 2 minutes, scraping bowl constantly.) Pour into pie plate.
• Bake about 45 minutes or just until puffed and center is dry (do not overbake). Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix all topping ingredients. Carefully spread topping over cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled.
• Store covered in refrigerator.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F; lightly grease pie plate, 9x1-1/4 inches.
• Place all ingredients except sour cream, sugar and vanilla in blender. Cover and blend on high speed about 2 minutes, stopping and stirring occasionally, until smooth. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until just puffed and center is dry. (Do not overbake.) Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Mix sour cream, sugar, and vanilla together.
• Carefully spread sour cream on top of the cheesecake. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled.